As for the clinic, its business was booming because of Sheng Moshi's reputation as a little miracle doctor.
Moreover, Sheng Moshi's medical resources are inexhaustible.
Sheng Moshi ground the Western medicines into fine powder, mixed them with some herbs that replenish qi and blood, and combined them together, which made some patients with colds, coughs, asthma, wound infections, headaches, and heartaches... recover quickly.
As a result, her reputation as a little miracle doctor grew bigger and bigger!
Because of the money she made from the two shops, Mu Rou'er became more generous with her spending.
He became generous to both the Sheng family members and the servants.
Therefore, her status in the Sheng family rose higher and higher.
Sheng Lingtian benefited from the outstanding talents of Sheng Ye and Sheng Moshi, and the mansion was no longer short of money.
Life went smoothly, and he gradually became kinder to Mu Rou'er...
Mu Rou'er also announced the good news that she was a month pregnant at the end of the year.
This immediately elevated Mu Rou'er's status in the Sheng family, making her appear to be the mistress of the house.
The smooth sailing of Xiyuan made Dongyuan seem exceptionally pitiful.
Outsiders all thought that the Chu family had lost favor and power.
The position of the matriarch of the General's Mansion was now merely nominal, but Madam Chu did not care about such superficial appearances.
For her, it was all just a passing cloud.
She was only focused on how to gather evidence that Prince Rui was not a royal descendant, and also on exposing that Sheng Lingtian and Mu Rou'er were part of Prince Rui's faction.
Once she has obtained this irrefutable evidence, she can request a pardon from the emperor, thus freeing herself and her children from the shackles of the Sheng family and preventing them from being implicated.
Since Sheng Lingtian refused to divorce her, she had no choice but to become a widow.
"Meiniang! Now that the intelligence network of Yanyu Tower has been rebuilt and the old members have returned, let's do our best to investigate the evidence that Prince Rui and Mu Rou'er were switched more than 30 years ago."
There were also spies sent from the Misty Rain Pavilion in Yongzhou to keep a close eye on the movements of Prince Rui's mansion.
Report any unusual activity to me immediately!
Looking at the thick stack of documents on the table, Madam Chu gave a solemn instruction.
"Yes, Madam! Don't worry!"
"These are the files of my various branches and strongholds in different locations. As you instructed, this time we did not use the restaurant format to conduct our business openly and honestly. This time, all our strongholds have gone underground."
The Misty Rain Pavilion's dark web has once again spread throughout the Great Yan Kingdom and its surrounding states. This time, should we, as before, disguise ourselves as江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) merchants, selling information about the martial arts world?
"And has contact with the imperial court continued?" Meiniang asked.
When Yanyu Tower was first established, it was a Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the martial arts world) organization. On the surface, it ran a restaurant business, but in reality, it was a clandestine organization that combined espionage, information selling, and assassination.
Although it is called a secret organization, its actions are all aboveboard, and the Yan Emperor has always been aware of the existence of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
However, what the court knew about the Misty Rain Pavilion was that what they did was all Jianghu stuff and did not harm the Great Yan Kingdom.
In addition, their organizations were spread throughout the surrounding countries, and the imperial court would also buy information about enemy countries from them.
However, the Misty Rain Pavilion has a rule that strictly prohibits the sale of information about the Great Yan Kingdom to other countries.
This led the Yan Emperor to regard the Misty Rain Pavilion as an ally and turn a blind eye to its existence.
More than ten years ago, a traitor in the Misty Rain Pavilion caused erroneous intelligence, resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers in the Chu family army.
Overwhelmed with guilt, the Chu family disbanded the Misty Rain Pavilion.
All the Misty Rain Pavilions in various places were auctioned off openly, and they were all bought by local wealthy merchants who changed their names and continued to do business.
The Chu family kept several misty pavilions in the capital and nearby towns to settle their homeless former subordinates. They publicly claimed these were purchased by General Chu as part of his dowry.
Even Old Madam Chu was unaware of this matter.
So now everyone in the capital knows that the Misty Rain Pavilion belongs to the Chu family, but they don't know that the Misty Rain Pavilion originally belonged to the Chu family...
"The one above is very clever, so the intelligence provided to the court continues as usual. The business of secretly trading information has also resumed. However, let's not call it Misty Rain Pavilion anymore! The Misty Rain Pavilion in the capital is doing quite well, so let's just make it an ordinary restaurant!"
The Chu family had already made up their minds.
If Yanyu Tower is restored to its original meaning, then someone will definitely come to investigate the owner behind Yanyu Tower.
That would cause her a lot of trouble.
It would be better to just let this Misty Rain Pavilion be a regular restaurant.
"What name would you like to change it to, Master?" Meiniang asked.
"Let's call it 'Skynet'! The net of heaven is vast, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it."
"Meiniang, do you still remember the original intention I told you when I founded the Misty Rain Pavilion?" Madam Chu smiled at Meiniang.
"I remember, back then I was just a little fox who had just been able to transform into human form. My master held me and said, 'You wish for a world without war, where the sky is high and the land is vast, and the seas are calm and the rivers are clear!'"
"Yes! That was the real me! Meiniang, for the past ten years or so, I've lived a muddled life for a man, I haven't even been myself anymore!"
"I don't know why, but ever since Wanwan was born, it's like I've emerged from a fog and gradually come to understand what my dream is and what I really want!"
In the future, I will definitely dedicate my life to pursuing the dreams I had when I was young! This is also my father's dream!
Chu stood by the window, watching the snowflakes falling outside and murmuring softly.
Mei Niang looked at this lady and smiled.
"Master, Meiniang believes that you will definitely achieve your dream in the future. I will stay by your side!"
"Yes, I know!"
"Meiniang, why do you keep chasing after me, you vixen? I'm not some handsome young man, and you can't absorb my life essence!" Madam Chu teased the charming Meiniang with a smile.
"Because Master saved my life! Of course, Meiniang must follow Master. If Master ever encounters danger, Meiniang can repay him with her life! Master, Meiniang doesn't want to owe you a favor!"
Mei Niang stood up and walked to Chu Shi's side, smiling sweetly.
Madam Chu glanced at her sideways and murmured softly:
"Humans despise you demons, and they always want to kill you when they encounter you! In fact, your emotions are purer than those of humans!"
"Master, you know that's good! From now on, you're not allowed to like any of the men from your human realm anymore, not a single one of them is any good! When I have time later, I'll bring you a few handsome men from our demon race! I guarantee they'll be even more handsome and obedient than your general!"
Mei Niang teased...
"Hehehe...Good!" Madam Chu chuckled and tapped Meiniang's forehead...
"If there's nothing else, you can go back now! Be careful and don't reveal that you're a Skynet administrator. Many people have seen you here!"
The Chu family gave their instructions!
"Okay! Master, don't worry! I'm smart enough not to give myself away!"
Mei Niang smiled confidently.
Go!
Chu waved to Meiniang.
...
Not long after Mei Niang left, Madam Ma came over for a visit.
She started yelling as soon as she walked in:
"Chu Lan, where is Wanwan?"
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